Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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Hon. E. B. Washburne Executive Mansion,
My dear Sir Washington, Oct. 26. 1863.

Yours of the 12th. has been in my hands several days. Inclosed I send the leave of absence for your brother,2Open page in as good form as I think I can safely put it. Without knowing whether he would accept it, I have tendered the Collectorship at Portland, Me, to your other brother, the Governor.3Open page

Thanks to both you and our friend Campbell,4Open page for your kind words and intentions. A second term would be a great honor and a great labor, which together, perhaps I would not decline, if tendered. Yours truly A. LINCOLN